kamay
Amis edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Austronesian *kamay (“hand”).
Noun edit
kamay
References edit
- “Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis][1] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021
Bolinao edit
Noun edit
kamay
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From kamay, a regional variation of the word kalamay ("sugar").
Compare similar elisions in other languages, Cebuano balay, Cebuano bulan, Tagalog daan (“road”), Malay tidak.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ka‧may
Noun edit
kamay
Quechua edit
Verb edit
kamay
- (transitive) to create, form, found
- (transitive) to govern, rule, administer, manage
- (transitive) to prepare (as in food)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of kamay
| infinitive | kamay | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| agentive | kamaq | |||||||
| present participle | kamaspa | |||||||
| past participle | kamasqa | |||||||
| future participle | kamana | |||||||
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person inclusive |
1st person exclusive |
2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | ñuqa | qam | pay | ñuqanchik | ñuqayku | qamkuna | paykuna | |
| present | kamani | kamanki | kaman | kamanchik | kamayku | kamankichik | kamanku | |
| past (experienced) |
kamarqani | kamarqanki | kamarqan | kamarqanchik | kamarqaniku | kamarqankichik | kamarqanku | |
| past (reported) |
kamasqani | kamasqanki | kamasqan | kamasqanchik | kamasqaniku | kamasqankichik | kamasqanku | |
| future | kamasaq | kamanki | kamanqa | kamasunchik | kamasaqku | kamankichik | kamanqaku | |
| imperative | — | qam | pay | — | — | qamkuna | paykuna | |
| affirmative | kamay | kamachun | kamaychik | kamachunku | ||||
| negative | ama kamaychu |
ama kamachunchu |
ama kamaychikchu |
ama kamachunkuchu | ||||
Derived terms edit
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamay, from Proto-Austronesian *kamay (“hand”). Cognate with Amis kamay (“hand”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kamáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜌ᜔)
- (anatomy) hand
- something that resembles a human hand (such as hands on a watch)
- (figurative) promise of marriage
- (now uncommon) arm
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Adjective edit
kamay (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜌ᜔)
- accustomed; suited (in operating a tool or task)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “kamay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Yami edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamay, from Proto-Austronesian *kamay (“hand”).
Noun edit
kamay
References edit
- 2010, Yami Dictionary (雅美語辭典) (in Mandarin Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples.
Yogad edit
Noun edit
kamáy